So I’m currently playing through Hollow Knight, and two months ago I played through (and loved) Ori and the Blind Forest.
Two Metroidvanias inside two months. Okay I hear you ask, what of it?
Well, those are the first Metroidvanias (or 'Search Action games, for those in the know) that I’ve ever really played for longer than ten minutes. To say I bounce off those sorts of games would be an understatement.
So, as you’ve gotten older, have you noticed that your tastes in games has evolved in any meaningful way?
In the 80s and 90s. I would have killed to have a game that had 80+ hours of content. Dagger fall was the closest to that I ever got.
Now a days. If someone tells me a game take 100+ hours to beat - let alone 100% it. I’m definitely not playing it.
When I was younger it was hard mode all the way! I could save and load and die again for weeks.
Now. I play for the story. If that gets to boring. I’ll turn it up to normal or hard. Game won’t let me do that mid game? Guess I’m not finishing it then.
All games were playable. No matter how bad.
Now. I won’t even play AAA games until the been out for 6 months and had all the bugs fixed and at least 100 mods made.
Online play was free.
Don’t have the dedication to play online. I’m never available at the same time. And I don’t want to make ‘friends’ with random people online. Let alone cooperative with them.
All games costed money.
Most games can be acquired for single player offline mode without money.